[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
KANJORSKI, PAUL E. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
Articles and editorials
Bankers Should Quit Bullying Workers' Credit Unions, Louisville (KY)
Courier-Journal, E460<bullet> [24MR]
Banking on Lawmakers, Miami (FL) Herald, E402<bullet> [17MR]
Banks Should Back Off From Credit Unions, Oakland (CA) Tribune,
E439<bullet> [23MR]
Banks vs. Credit Unions--Both Sides Have Exaggerated the Threat--
There Should Be a Place for Both, Des Moines (IA) Register,
E459<bullet> [24MR]
Congress Should Allow Credit Union Expansion, Evansville (IN) Press,
E440<bullet> [23MR]
Consumers' Choice--Congress Should Not Restrict Credit Unions, San
Diego (CA) Tribune, E461<bullet> [24MR]
Consumers Will Be the Big Losers in Bank's Attack of Credit Unions,
John McCarron, Chicago (IL) Tribune, E403<bullet> [17MR]
Courts Slap at Credit Unions Hurts Consumers, USA Today,
E400<bullet> [17MR]
Credit for Credit Unions, Cincinnati (OH) Post, E460<bullet> [24MR]
Credit Unions Deserve Help From a D.C. Friend, Wilkes-Barre (PA)
Citizens Voice, E438<bullet> [23MR]
Credit Unions for Whom? Toledo (OH) Blade, E439<bullet> [23MR]
Credit Unions Have Remedy to Setback--Lawsuit Threatens Needed
Institutions, Evansville (IN) Courier, E460<bullet> [24MR]
Credit Unions--Consumers Deserve Greater Access, Minneapolis (MN)
Star Tribune, E402<bullet> [17MR]
Don't Put Credit Unions at Risk, District News (publication),
E439<bullet> [23MR]
Easy Line To Draw, Robert F. Drinan and Wayne Owens, New York (NY)
Times, H10027 [8OC]
Editorial--Congress Needs To Help Credit Unions, Las Vegas (NV) Sun,
E438<bullet> [23MR]
Give Some Credit Where It's Needed, Wilmington (NC) Morning Star,
E402<bullet> [17MR]
Giving Credit to Credit Unions, Birmingham (AL) Post-Herald,
E401<bullet> [17MR]
Giving Credit to Credit Unions, Goshen (IN) News, E461<bullet>
[24MR]
Goliath vs. David for Small Bucks--Banks Wage a Harsh Campaign
Against Increasingly Popular Credit Unions, San Francisco (CA)
Examiner, E461<bullet> [24MR]
Impeachment? The Framers Wouldn't Buy It, Cass Sunstein, Washington
(DC) Post, H10026 [8OC]
Keep Credit Unions Strong, Atlanta (GA) Constitution, E402<bullet>
[17MR]
Let's Give Credit Unions the Credit They Deserve, New Bern (NC)
Journal, E438<bullet> [23MR]
Martz Buses Still Rollin' Along 90 Years Later, Mary Ondrako,
Wilkes-Barre (PA) Citizens' Voice, E1251<bullet> [26JN]
New Credit Union Law Needed, Los Angeles (CA) Times, E401<bullet>
[17MR]
No Reason To Punish Credit Unions, Tampa (FL) Tribune, E461<bullet>
[24MR]
Path Back to Dignity, Gerald R. Ford, New York (NY) Times, H10028
[8OC]
Protecting Credit Unions--Congress Could Keep Banking Options Broad,
Asbury Park (NJ) Asbury Park Press, E438<bullet> [23MR]
Reverse Credit Union Ruling, Stroudsburg (PA) Pocono Record,
E439<bullet> [23MR]
Small Credit Unions Face Bank Challenge, San Francisco (CA)
Chronicle, E438<bullet> [23MR]
Support for Credit Unions, Bergen (NJ) Record, E401<bullet> [17MR]
Tell Banks To Back Off, Palm Beach (FL) Post, E460<bullet> [24MR]
Where Credit Is Due, Boston (MA) Globe, E402<bullet> [17MR]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Appalachian Regional Development Act: reauthorize and reform
programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7585 [10SE]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
H.R. 2733), H2056 [1AP]
Children's Development Commission: establish, (see H.R. 3637),
H2052 [1AP]
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical
supplies, instruments, or equipment, (see H.R. 1951), H1699
[27MR]
David P. Richardson, Jr., Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA:
designate, (see H.R. 3999), H5594 [15JY]
Dept. of HHS: disapprove rule submitted on surety bond requirements
for home health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid, (see
H.J. Res. 123), H5297 [24JN]
Dept. of HUD: insure mortgages for the acquisition, construction,
or rehabilitation of child care facilities, (see H.R. 3637),
H2052 [1AP]
Dept. of Justice: establish standards of conduct for employees and
establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
H2120 [21AP]
Dept. of the Treasury: develop and implement a strategy to combat
money laundering and other financial crimes, (see H.R. 4005),
H4240 [5JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a chiropractic services
division, (see H.R. 4421), H7410 [6AU]
------ payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
nicotine dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 3948),
H3970 [22MY]
Diseases: Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis, (see H.R. 2009), H2055 [1AP]
Edgar C. Campbell, Sr., U.S. Post Office, Philadelphia, PA:
designate, (see H.R. 3939), H5594 [15JY]
Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial
of birth, (see H.R. 678), H3247 [13MY]
Families and domestic relations: increase availability,
affordability, and quality of child care, (see H.R. 4030), H4478
[10JN]
Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits
relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions,
(see H.R. 2273), H2931 [6MY]
Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to
purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal
contracts, (see H.R. 2758), H11696 [20OC]
Financial institutions: permit affiliation between a depository
institution and the holding company successor to the Student
Loan Marketing Association, (see H.R. 4808), H10667 [12OC]
------ study of derivatives regulation, (see H.R. 4062), H5738
[16JY]
Ford, Gerald R. and Betty: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
H.R. 3506), H5405 [25JN]
Foreign policy: support broad-based agricultural and rural
development in sub-Saharan Africa, (see H.R. 3636), H5064
[23JN], (see H.R. 4283), H6069 [21JY]
Foreign trade: eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions,
(see H.R. 2509), H2606 [29AP]
Freeman Hankins Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate,
(see H.R. 4002), H5594 [15JY]
Government: enhance the payments protections for subcontractors and
suppliers on Federal construction projects, (see H.R. 3032),
H9275 [1OC]
------ measure performance of Federal procurement system and enhance
training of the acquisition workforce, (see H.R. 4244), H5736
[16JY]
------ reduce waste, fraud, and error by making improvements in
Federal management and debt collection practices, payment
systems, and benefit programs, (see H.R. 4243), H5736 [16JY]
------ reduce waste, fraud, and error by making improvements in
Federal management and debt collection practices, payment
systems, and benefit programs, (see H.R. 4857), H11694 [20OC]
H. John Heinz III Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center,
Aspinwall, PA: designate, (see H.R. 2775), H386 [5FE]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
(see H.R. 3605), H3488 [19MY]
------ require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum
hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments, (see H.R.
135), H3488 [19MY]
House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and
local government transit programs, (see H. Res. 37), H5594
[15JY]
Housing: access to affordable housing and expansion of
homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H5859
[17JY]
------ remove barriers to the provision of affordable housing, (see
H.R. 3435), H2237 [22AP]
Immigration: adjust status of certain Haitian refugees, (see H.R.
3033), H65 [27JA]
------ arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens
relative to automated entry and exit control systems, (see H.R.
2955), H2423 [28AP]
Iron and steel industry: respond to the surge of steel imports
resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other
regions, (see H. Con. Res. 328), H10077 [8OC], (see H. Res.
598), H10917 [14OC]
Israel: independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H2424 [28AP]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public
safety officers employed by States or local governments, (see
H.R. 1173), H5404 [25JN]
Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site: establish,
(see H.R. 4182), H10077 [8OC]
Mandela, Nelson R.: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
3156), H3625 [20MY]
Max Weiner Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate, (see
H.R. 4003), H5594 [15JY]
Medicare: delay implementation of interim payment system to home
health agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3567), H2120
[21AP]
------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H1854 [31MR]
------ preserve access to home health services for the sickest and
most frail, continue participation by cost-effective providers,
and reduce fraud and abuse, (see H.R. 4495), H8528 [23SE]
------ prohibit use of cold-call marketing of Medicare+Choice plans,
(see H.R. 4214), H6187 [22JY]
------ reform payment system for home health services, (see H.R.
4370), H7690 [14SE]
NRC: authorizing appropriations, (see H.R. 3532), H2056 [1AP]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H3625 [20MY]
Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
H3972 [22MY]
Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or
consolidation of post offices, (see H.R. 1231), H2236 [22AP]
------ issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW anniversary,
(see H. Con. Res. 203), H756 [3MR]
Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.:
establish, (see H.R. 3662), H4241 [5JN]
Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize and reform
programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7585 [10SE]
Roxanne H. Jones Post Office, Philadelphia, PA: designate, (see
H.R. 4001), H5594 [15JY]
Social Security: prohibit privatization, (see H. Res. 483), H8528
[23SE]
Taxation: allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, (see H.R.
3659), H2053 [1AP]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
H330 [4FE]
------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
employers and self-employed individuals, (see H.R. 3870), H3972
[22MY]
Telephones: protect consumers from cramming of charges on telephone
bills, (see H.R. 3798), H3744 [21MY], (see H.R. 3990), H4962
[22JN]
Thomas M. Foglietta Post Office Building, Chester, PA: designate,
(see H.R. 4000), H5594 [15JY]
Valley Forge National Historical Park: designate lands as the
Valley Forge National Cemetery, (see H.R. 4365), H6879 [31JY]
Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military
forces of the Philippines, (see H.R. 836), H9537 [5OC]
------ determination of active military service for certain merchant
mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R. 1126), H4835
[18JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Credit: repeal pending changes in the interest rates applicable to
Federal family education loans, (see H.R. 3291), H676 [26FE]
Excerpts
Statements comparing the Lewinsky matter to Watergate by individuals
closely involved in Watergate, H10027 [8OC]
Letters
Credit Union Membership Access Act: Jacob J. Lew, OMB,
E1334<bullet> [17JY]
Remarks
Agriculture: price supports for peanuts, H5020 [23JN]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
making appropriations (H.R. 4101), H5020 [23JN]
Bankruptcy: prohibit conversion of non-exempt assets into exempt
homestead property within a year of declaring bankruptcy and
preserve States' rights to set homestead exemptions, H4405
[10JN]
------ reform laws (H.R. 3150), H4405 [10JN]
Belfanti, Robert E., Jr.: Susquehanna Valley, PA, Boy Scouts
Council American Distinguished Citizen Dinner honoree,
E1189<bullet> [22JN]
Breiseth, Christopher: Wilkes-Barre, PA, B'Nai B'rith Annual
Community Service Award recipient, E366<bullet> [12MR]
Burton, Representative: disapproval of conduct of Committee on
Government Reform and Oversight (House) investigation of Federal
election campaign fundraising and expenditure practices (H. Res.
431), H3262 [14MY]
Clinton, President: censure, H11906 [18DE]
------ Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into whether
grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), H10025 [8OC]
------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11906 [18DE]
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): granting of
immunity relative to investigation of Federal election campaign
fundraising and expenditure practices (H. Res. 440), H3456
[19MY]
------ investigation of Federal election campaign fundraising and
expenditure practices, H2923 [6MY]
------ release of confidential information relative to investigation
of Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure
practices, H2822 [6MY], H2922 [6MY]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of
Federal credit unions, H1830 [31MR]
----- clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit
unions (H.R. 1151), H1858 [1AP], H1875 [1AP], H7044 [4AU],
E400<bullet> [17MR], E437<bullet> [23MR], E459<bullet>
[24MR], E1333<bullet> [17JY]
Deice, James J.: Italian-American Association of Luzerne County,
PA, Person of the Year award recipient, E2027<bullet> [10OC]
Dept. of Justice: establish standards of conduct for employees,
including any appointed independent counsel, and establish a
review board to monitor compliance, H7232 [5AU]
------ establish standards of conduct for employees and establish a
review board to monitor compliance, H7232 [5AU]
------ State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs funding
through rescissions in Advanced Technology Program, H7133 [4AU]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7133 [4AU], H7232
[5AU]
Executive departments: improve strategic plans and performance
reports (H.R. 2883), H1124 [12MR]
Financial institutions: increase competition in the financial
services sector (H.R. 10), consideration (H. Res. 403), H1830
[31MR]
Kelly, Brian F.: Greater Pittston Friendly Sons of St. Patrick
(organization) W. Francis Swingle Irishman of the Year award
recipient, E377<bullet> [16MR]
Luzerne County, PA: tribute to Luzerne County Correctional Facility
Straight-Up Program, E1774<bullet> [23SE]
Martz Group (business): anniversary, E1251<bullet> [26JN]
Melberger, Clifford: Arthritis Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania
Community Leader of the Year award recipient, E1672<bullet>
[9SE]
Nuangola, PA: anniversary of Nuangola Chapel, E1383<bullet> [22JY]
Palmerton, PA: anniversary, E740<bullet> [1MY]
Pittston, PA: anniversary of Knights of Columbus (fraternal
organization) President John F. Kennedy Council 372,
E1948<bullet> [8OC]
Political campaigns: investigate campaign fundraising practices
relative to transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology to
People's Republic of China, H3456 [19MY]
Rooney, James A.: Greater Pittston Friendly Sons of St. Patrick
(organization) Man of the Year award recipient, E376<bullet>
[16MR]
Whalen, E.M. (Ned): Greater Pittston Friendly Sons of St. Patrick
(organization) Man of the Year award recipient, E378<bullet>
[16MR]
Wilkes-Barre, PA: anniversary of Catholic Youth Center,
E379<bullet> [16MR]
------ anniversary of Knights of Columbus Council No. 302,
E80<bullet> [3FE]
------ anniversary of Little Theater, E1247<bullet> [26JN]
------ anniversary of Mercy Hospital, E572<bullet> [2AP]
------ tribute to AFL-CIO honorees, E1187<bullet> [22JN]
Wilkes-Barre (PA) Citizens' Voice: anniversary, E2028<bullet>
[10OC]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H2930 [6MY]
Tributes
Ambrosino, Carmen, E946<bullet> [22MY]
Barski, Michael, E1576<bullet> [7AU]
Greenberg, Barbara L., E1558<bullet> [5AU]
Gulbin, Jack, E1557<bullet> [5AU]
Larson, Jon H., E1909<bullet> [5OC]
McDade, Representative, H9246 [1OC]
Ruggiero, Nicholas, E532<bullet> [31MR]